(Or maybe even David Brooks?)
"If [Thomas Frank] really believes, though, in constant sinister calculations by conservatives (who always get exactly the results they wanted in the political realm!), I have a great conspiracy theory for him: I think the Wall Street Journal hired him as the ongoing default left-wing columnist precisely to remind their right-leaning readers what complete idiots there are on the left. (Has it never crossed your mind that this might be why you were cast in the role, Mr. Frank?)"
--Todd Seavey, via the Reason Blog
Not sure if I've ever mentioned this here but the one time at a bookstore I picked up What's the Matter With Kansas and flipped it to a random page, Frank spent just a few too many words explaining how he'd never listen to G. Gordon Liddy on purpose but just happened to be a captive audience in a taxicab. The paragraph in question really didn't serve much purpose.
Posted by Matt Bruce at August 22, 2008 04:48 PM